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November 29, 2025 10:53 AM

Flights to Philadelphia International resume after brief ground stop over bomb threat

Flights to the Philadelphia International Airport were briefly grounded on Friday due to a bomb threat that was resolved without incident, according to the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration and police. The FAA issued a ground stop advisory for th...

November 29, 2025 10:54 AM

India re-elected to IMO Council with highest votes in category B

India has been re-elected to the prestigious Council of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) for the 2026-27 biennium with the highest number of votes in Category B, which comprises 10 nations having the largest interest in international sea...

November 29, 2025 10:54 AM

Hong Kong mourns victims of blaze that killed 128 and counting

Hong Kong on Saturday mourned the 128 people known to have died in a massive fire at a high-rise apartment complex, a toll that is likely to rise with 200 others still unaccounted for days after the disaster. Authorities have arrested 11 people in c...

November 29, 2025 9:18 AM

UN says Israeli forces’ killing of two West Bank Palestinians looks like ‘summary execution’

The United Nations said on Friday that the killing of two Palestinian men in the occupied West Bank by Israeli security forces the previous day appeared to be a "summary execution." In footage captured by Palestine TV, Israeli security forces opened...

November 28, 2025 5:10 PM

PM Modi pledges solidarity with Sri Lanka; India dispatches urgent aid and relief materials for Cyclone Ditwah victims

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday expressed condolences to the people of Sri Lanka following the loss of lives and widespread damage caused by Cyclone Ditwah. He extended prayers for the safety and recovery of all affected families. Sharing his...

November 28, 2025 3:45 PM

Russian President Vladimir Putin to visit India in December for 23rd India–Russia Annual Summit

Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit India from December 4 to 5 for the 23rd India–Russia Annual Summit, at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Friday. During his visit, Putin will ...

November 28, 2025 3:25 PM

‘We’ve lost everything’: How floods devastated one of Thailand’s largest cities

When Jantarakarn Kaewjan went to bed in Thailand's southern city of Hat Yai last Friday, three days of heavy rains had only caused some waterlogging in the street outside her apartment building. But a little past midnight, the rising waters reached ...

November 28, 2025 12:52 PM

Five killed during Israeli raid in southern Syria, Syrian state media reports

At least five people were killed during an Israeli raid in southern Syria on Friday, Syrian state media reported, while the Israeli military said six of its soldiers were wounded in a clash during an operation to apprehend members of a militant group...

November 28, 2025 12:47 PM

How does the Hong Kong tower fire compare to other recent building blazes?

A blaze that ripped through a massive apartment block in Hong Kong has claimed at least 94 lives, surpassing the toll of a similar incident at London's Grenfell Tower in 2017. Here's how the tragedy compares to some other major building fire inciden...

November 28, 2025 12:42 PM

Hong Kong residents scramble to deliver aid, support after deadly fire

Hundreds of volunteers are rushing to deliver emergency supplies to victims of Hong Kong's worst fire in nearly 80 years, sorting and distributing items from diapers to hot food and offering free counselling. Emergency workers searched on Friday for...

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